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This one is just too bloody stupid not to pass on to the rest
of the world ...

[quoted excerpts are from Jean-Fran�ois Lacerte in one of his new
posts in wpg.general, wpg.politics, wpg.general. The whole post
is a real gem and includes a heathy shot at Ukranians too...]

>From: Journal La Libert� <La_Liberte@Presse-Ouest.MB.Ca>
>Subject: Re: Good News for Manitoba in La Libert�
>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:29:12 -0600
>Message-ID: <32FF3EC8.62CF@Presse-Ouest.MB.Ca>

<snip>

>I'm not an historian, and I won't make you a full historical course as
>well. But some facts I know and you should know.

>Canada was discovered by Frenchmen. With their spirit of Voyageur (that
>we celebrate in those days here in Winnipeg with Festival du Voyageur:
>http://www.festivalvoyageur.mb.ca), Frenchmen discovered for France the
>whole half East Of North America, up to Manitoba, down to Mississipi.

>At the end of 19th Centuy (well... Let's say some years after Manitoba
>entered Confederation), Manitoba was (as European Culture) mostly
>French.

>Then French became a minority because of the Immigration politics of the
>Federal Gvt, who "Flooded" the Frenchmen with Englishmen, Ukrainians,
>Germans etc..., who all accepted to be assimilated by the english
>"culture". Then this new Majority (hmm...) deceided to take away the
>french schools, etc...

>But French population, since the start, always asked for their rights to
>be given back. Like it or not, Manitoba has some rights to give back,
>and they are giving them back one drop after the other (some kind of bad
>faith).

<snip>

I think we've found the missing link in the language and cultural gap in
this country and province. He's editing and publishing a newspaper in
Manitoba.

Congratulations Lacerte, you've been elevated to bigoted arse-whole
from your former status as ignorant arse-whole.

"Canada was discovered by Frenchmen..." Ce qui merde.  

Art Mira
admiral @ escape.ca